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Duffy's Irish Pub at 2106 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 29, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs,attends a meeting of the House Rules Committee at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The committee recommended that Westerman and another House member running for Congress be allowed to raise campaign funds during next month's legislative session. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Rep. Ann Clemmer, R-Benton, speaks during a meeting of the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The committee recommended that Clemmer and another House member running for Congress be allowed to raise campaign funds during next month's legislative session. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Marshal's office shows Adel Daoud, of Hillside, Ill. At a pretrial ruling Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in the terrorism case against Daoud, a federal judge in Chicago agreed to let the defense view government applications submitted to a foreign intelligence court seeking permission to conduct secret surveillance, in what the judge says is a first. Daoud has denied seeking to detonate a bomb in Chicago in 2012. The defense has pressed for details on how investigators employed the kind of phone and Internet spying revealed by ex-government contractor Edward Snowden. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's office, File)
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President Barack Obama greets an employee in the bakery at a Costco store in Lanham, Md. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, where he spoke about raising the minimum wage the morning after his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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This Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 photo shows a helmet the Penfield Fire Department made for the family of Tyler Doohan, 9, to honor him at his funeral in Fairport, N.Y. for trying to rescue Lewis J. Beach and Stephen D. Smith who also died in a fire in their mobile home. (AP Photo/Democrat & Chronicle, Annette Lein)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 file photo, an Egyptian man holds a pin with a picture of Egypt's Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as he waits for his turn to cast his vote in the country's constitutional referendum in Cairo, Egypt. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
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FILE - In this July 22, 2013, file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour, left, standing next to Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, listens to the national anthem during a medal ceremony at a military base east of Cairo. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders.(AP Photo/Sheriff Abd El Minoem, Egyptian Presidency, File)
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This undated 2006 photograph provided by the U.S. Army War College photo lab shows an official portrait taken of Egyptian Brig. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, during his time as an international fellow at the college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders. (AP Photo/U.S. Army War College photo lab)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 file photo, posters showing Egyptian Army Chief Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi with Arabic that reads, "Egypt over all," center, are displayed between posters of late Presidents Anwar Sadat, left, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, right, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Arabic at right reads," don't trust the Brotherhood" and at left, " I was wrong when I released the Brotherhood out of prisons." The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, a man sits under a banner with the photo of Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as he drinks his tea at the "Al Mosheer Cafe" or "Marshal Cafe" in Cairo, Egypt. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2012 file image released by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency, File)
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This undated 2006 photograph provided by the U.S. Army War College photo lab shows Egyptian Maj. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center row, fifth from left, in a group photo of the International Fellows class of 2006 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders.(AP Photo/U.S. Army War College photo lab)
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FILE - In this July 22, 2013, file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, listens to the national anthem during a medal ceremony at a military base east of Cairo. The head of Egypt’s military, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is riding on a wave of popular fervor that is almost certain to carry him to election as president. Unknown only two years ago, a broad sector of Egyptians now hail him as the nation’s savior after he ousted the Islamists from power, and the state-backed personality cult around him is so eclipsing, it may be difficult to find a candidate to oppose him if he runs. Still, if he becomes president, he faces the tough job of ruling a deeply divided nation that has already turned against two leaders.(AP Photo/Sheriff Abd El Minoem, Egyptian Presidency, File)
